Elwess emerges as Lady 'Cats top sprinter

Jeffrey Sandoval picks up sprint medals

Deming High track and field athletes continues to shave times and add distance while competing at the Fighting Colts Relays host by Silver High on Saturday. DHS Head Coach Randy Zarate has been pleased with the progress of boys and girls. "I was very proud of the kids' effort. ...We competed well."

The Lady Wildcats were led to a third place finish in the team standing by emerging sprinter Anne Elwess. She won the 200m and 400m races and finished second in the 100m dash. Elwess had a winning time of 28.24 in the 200m dash and a best time in the 400m run of 1:03.49. Her time at 100m was a 13.40.

Sara Reyes continued to pile up the medals in the throwing and jumping events. Reyes won the javelin with a throw of 106 feet. She has already qualified for state in this event. She also placed second in the long jump with a 14'6."

Britanie Martin placed second in the pole vault pit with a 6'6" bound. She was also fifth in the two-mile run (3200m) in a time of 15:45.90.

Caleigh Yacone was fifth in the mile (1600m) race. She finished in 6:55.11.

Yarely Ogaz was fifth in the shot and the discus. Her throws were just under 29 feet and 86'6," respectively.

Marissa Wertz ran fourth in the two-mile race in the time of 15:32.54.

On the Wildcat boys' side, Jeffrey Sandoval picked up two thirds in the 200m and 400m runs. He was clocked at 25.84 in the 200 and 54.78 in the quarter-mile.

Martin Villagrana ran a fourth in the 800m run and a sixth in the mile run.

Jayson Hilton took sixth in the discus with a 108'1" throw.

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Sandoval, Alejandro Sotelo, Zach Weiss and Villagrana ran the 1600m medley relay to a sixth place finish. That group finished in 4:15.53.